Monday, January 23, 2006

Phyllo Bundles

Crispy phyllo bundles filled with tofu "feta" made with fresh dill and lemon juice; a lemon soy yogurt topped with fresh blueberries; some gigantes plakis (Greek "giant beans"); and some chopped cucumber, tomato, and kalamata olives. Little shmoo also wanted to show all of you his latest Lego creation, which he is calling "The Fire Vulture".Verdict: Shmoo devoured the crunchy phyllo bundles, yogurt, and the beans, but he wouldn't touch the salad because of the tomatoes. Even so, I must say we've made a lot of progress with tomatoes lately -- it used to be even ketchup was verboten. Now he likes ketchup, tomato sauce, tomato soup, and sweet grape tomatoes. 3 stars.

Hey there, I just voted for you. Your lunches have definitely inspired me to be more creative with my own. This one may just be my favorite so far. I love Greek food. Just wondering, did you make the feta, or can you buy vegan feta? I've never seen it at the store . . . Anyway, congratulations, and good luck!

Holy Web Awards Jennifer! Look at the difference one person (you!) has made?! Look at how this all has grown! And all you wanted to do was show what vegan eat! How exciting all of this is! Great lunch as always!Hey Shmoo~Keep playing with those Leggos! You could be an engineer or a toy designer! How cool would that be?!Dee

Another fantastic lunch, Jennifer! Thanks for sharing. I love the idea of the little phyllo bundles. For those of you looking for recipes for vegan feta, here's a link for some of Bryanna Clark Grogan's feta recipes (both tofu and almond varieties, along with variations for ricotta, queso fresco, etc):

Really, this blog is amazing! It made me wanna go vegan right now.These boxes are so full of love. And you've got an amazing visual taste, too.Unfortunately, I live in South America and all things vegan or organic are not of easy access here (or low price, neither), but you're really an inspiration.